Black wastewater overflows into Cam Le River

(NLDO) - Da Nang Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Company said the incident of wastewater overflowing into Cam Le River occurred during rush hour.

On January 9, the Da Nang Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Company reported an incident of wastewater spilling into the Cam Le River at the Thang Long Street discharge gates in Cam Le District. The company admitted that the incident "occurs occasionally due to overload during rush hours."

The location where the water overflowed into the river was the final pumping station, which transported wastewater to the Hoa Xuan Wastewater Treatment Plant. Although the company had operated all 3 pumps as designed, during peak hours, wastewater still overflowed into the river.

White foamy, foul-smelling wastewater flows into Cam Le River

Regarding the solution, Mr. Dang Minh Dung, Deputy Director of Da Nang Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Company, said that the company has built temporary sand dams at the discharge gates, increasing the temporary storage capacity of wastewater and limiting wastewater overflow. At the same time, during peak hours, the company temporarily stops the discharge gates and mineralizes and sprays odors to minimize odors.

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Mr. Dung said that the cause of the above incident was due to frequent rains recently, increasing the water flow in the drainage system, leading to a decrease in the operating efficiency of the pumping station.

In addition, the pumping station at the location of the incident has not been handed over to the management company, leading to limitations in coordinating wastewater regulation and handling wastewater overflow at the discharge gates on Thang Long Street.

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Mr. Dung said the company has proposed to soon hand over the above pumping station for synchronous operation, to completely handle the situation of wastewater overflowing into the environment at the discharge gates.

Previously, Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper reported on the situation of black wastewater flowing into Cam Le River at the discharge gates into Cam Le River. This river has a total of 17 discharge gates, many of which have black wastewater, emitting a foul smell, flowing directly into the river.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nuoc-thai-den-ngom-tran-ra-song-cam-le-cong-ty-thoat-nuoc-noi-thinh-thoang-van-xay-ra-196250109072029127.htm